Online with Fr Matthew
one URL https://ststephendownsview.ca
6:00PM SUN: evening prayers
7:30AM T-F : morning prayers
7:00PM THU: Bible study

Exodus 3.1-4.17, Moses and Holy Ground
Thu, Oct 22nd, 7PM
Preview the questions that will guide the online Bible Study with Fr Matthew Waterman.

Walk & Pray Nov 7th
1st Sat every month, 10:00AM
Join fr Matthew 10AM on the first Saturday of each month here at the church. If the weather is good, we can go out into the community to pray and extend invitations to our worship services.

Orders Due for Boxed Paper Envelopes
deadline 8-Nov
If you want one paper offering envelope for each week, preprinted with your envelope number and date, ask Bev Brown NOW...

Come For the Seniors' Lunch...
Sat, Dec 5th, 11:00 a.m.
... stay for Games, Carols, Prizes, and Surprises...

Happening around the Diocese...
updated weekly
Music Workshop & lecture series... Women's Ordination Anniversary... All-Star Big Band... Concerts... Bazaars... Synod...

Should I vote...
posted Oct 16th
"...On the evening of Sept. 8, I was the invited guest of Adath Israel Congregation in North York for its Toronto mayoral candidates' debate. The attendees that night were almost exclusively Jewish, prompting some to ask me, with polite curiosity, 'Why are you here?'..."

Anglican Monthly News (JUN)
New Every Month
ACROSS THE DIOCESE: Bsp Kevin reports from Brazil... Jamaica continues to recover by Hurricane Melissa... Parish funding toolkit...
ACROSS CANADA: St Brigid's launches NEW monastery in Niagra... Clergy and AI... Cuba...

ACW News for Fall 2026
Fall 2026
Download the PDF of the Anglican Church Women's (ACW) Fall Newsletter.

Stewardship: Secure Your Faith & Future
Oct 24th 10:00 a.m.
The Diocese's Toronto Foundation hosts a legacy planning session at All Saints, Whitby. Registration limited to 40 people.

Handel's Messiah at the Cathedral
Sat, Dec 12th, 7:30pm
From the opening notes of the overture to the final chords of the 'Amen' chorus, this masterpiece captures our hearts and imagination, and you are invited to share this experience with us on Saturday, December 12 at 7:30pm. Tickets $48 till Nov-1

10% Discount While Supplies Last
Oct 15 till all sold
We have a limited number of 2027 Anglican Church Calendars purchased at a bulk discount. They available on a first come, first served basis

Photos from Our Rededication
Sun Oct 4th 10:00 AM
Thanks to Nicole DaCosta, we have photos to share from the Church of St Stephen, Downsview, rededication service on October 4th

Guests at God's Table
sermon, Oct 10
During my time at St. James Cathedral, I learned that Wedding banquets are a very big deal.